I believe this was also the first time I met Swami Kriyananda in person (I met him “in consciousness” the first time I heard him sing “Love Is a Magician,” but that’s another story).
This was March 4, 2000 and Swamiji was visiting from Assisi; the first time he’d come to the USA in a few years. I was part of the small singing ensemble that was invited to sing for him that morning in Asha and David’s apartment in the Palo Alto community.
I wish I could remember more details (what did we sing? when did he first arrive? was that really my first time meeting him?), but I didn’t understand at the time just how precious these experiences were.
I wish I had taken notes of everything.